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After 4 years of no UTI while in treatment with Matia, I developed excrutiating burning during and after emptying my bladder today :(( I had a quick dipstick test at the clinic and the LEU shows 10 but no nitrates. This might be a flare, but a really painful one!!- after having an xray of my tubes last week, and sex the next night without peeing immediately after (trying to get pregnant-ok'd by matia finally)...it's also highly possible a uti. My goldenseal at home expired 6/2013. I found at a local store a oregon's wild harvest brand...and whole foods has eclectic institute but the label is different. Have any of you tried a different brand goldenseal for treatment?? Do you think the expired one is no good at least until i can get the right kind? I would appreciate your suggestions for local stores in LA or online. Thanks much!!!!!!
I´m so sorry for your pain. I
I´m so sorry for your pain. I hope it´s only a bad flare. Regarding the goldenseal I´, sure it´s still good. At my last appointment she told me that herbs stay good for ages, like years!! It´s only the probiotics that can go bad after expiration date.
For the goldenseal of Eclectic Institute they have two kinds, one is from the leafs and one from the roots. You want the roots as the leafs are not that strong.
I hope you feel better soon. Good luck!
Hi Selichan,
Hi Selichan,
Hope youre feeling a bit better today - I have noticed that eclectic inst. has several different labels for the same goldenseal - just check that it's roots and rhizomes rather than leaves and you should be fine. I agree with Annika that the EI goldenseal you have is probably still OK. Matia has always said to get Nature's Way Brand if I can't find eclectic, but I'm sure Oregon's Wild Harvest is fine too as long as it doesn't have other added stuff.
Thanks Annika and Claire for
Thanks Annika and Claire for reaching out. I was able to find the goldenseal at wholefoods, but like you said. Matia ok'd the goldenseal I have even though it expired 6/2013. I can't wait to get the lab answers to confirm the infection because except for the burning sensation (extremely painful) I don't have frequency, or urgency, or sense of not emptying which I usually have with a uti. I am hoping that it's a flare and not a uti just cause it's what contributed to a lot of antibiotic use in the past and finally IC.
Selichan any update??
Selichan any update??
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